Friday Cephalopod: Wonderpus
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: September 1, 2006 8:11 AM, by PZ Myers
Octopus sp.
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
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Octopus sp.
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Posted by: Bronze Dog | September 1, 2006 8:32 AM
Hippy-trippy, maaaaan.
Posted by: Snail | September 1, 2006 9:04 AM
I suggested they should call it Glamourpus but no one was impressed.
Posted by: Martin Richard | September 1, 2006 9:39 AM
Mandelbrotopus! Octomandelpus! Cephalbrotopod! Fractalpod! Fractalpus! Iteratopod! Octomandelfractalpusopod!
Posted by: rrt | September 1, 2006 9:54 AM
Martin Richard, I swear, if I ever have the honor of naming two cehpalopod species, the second will be "octomandelfractalpusopod."
Posted by: Stanton | September 1, 2006 11:10 AM
Haven't they scientifically described this bugger yet?
Posted by: D. Sidhe | September 1, 2006 12:05 PM
They haven't named the mimic octopus yet, either. Is this common? (/Clueless non-scientist.)
Posted by: D Mitchell | September 1, 2006 2:35 PM
Video. Please. ASAP.
Posted by: Martin Rundkvist | September 1, 2006 3:11 PM
Octupus sp.? Octopus fookin' sp.? C'mon, PZ, you can do better than that!
Posted by: Stogoe | September 1, 2006 3:17 PM
It's like some sort of aquatic oompa loompa, but cooler and with more beak.
Posted by: Older | September 1, 2006 4:58 PM
Today on MSN news:
Video: Octopus kills shark
http://video.msn.com/v/us/req.aspx?r=8&hf=1&h=http%3A//video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm%3Fg%3D2F3EEE6E-6ED5-444C-8A74-6A0899FA0B85%26t%3Dc232%26f%3D06/64%26p%3Dsource_national%2520geographic%26GT1%3D8404
I can't look at it myself, because I refuse to get their upgrade.
Posted by: Sylvia | September 1, 2006 8:53 PM
Far out!
Posted by: Monado | September 1, 2006 9:32 PM
This is beautiful! And so fractal. Thanks for all the new words, Martin Richard!
Posted by: D. Sidhe | September 1, 2006 10:05 PM
The octopus/shark video is fairly old. It's from a Discovery Science Channel "Discoveries This Week" bit about the Seattle Aquarium.
And Wonderpus is prominently featured in the program "Mimic Octopus", as well as Nature's "The Octopus Show" and "The Ultimate Guide to the Octopus", among others.
Posted by: sleepyinsaudi | September 2, 2006 1:32 AM
betelgeuse,.....betelgeuse,.....BETELGEUSE!!!
Posted by: sleepyinsaudi | September 2, 2006 1:33 AM
betelgeuse,.....betelgeuse,.....BETELGEUSE!!!
Posted by: Monado | September 2, 2006 2:38 PM
I give in. I've added Cephalopods: A World Guide to my wish list.